Real estate fraud: What to look out for when buying a home

CertifID's 2024 State of Wire Fraud report released Tuesday found that 1 in 20 Americans who bought or sold a home within the past three years have been victims of some type of real estate fraud.

Squatters take over Hollywood home; start renting rooms to OnlyFans models

A luxurious 7-bedroom dream house in the Hollywood Hills was taken over by squatters who set up a business on the property. The ringleader allegedly wrote a fake lease allowing OnlyFans models to create their content in the house and rented rooms to them.

NYC developer pitches tennis courts, event space at former site of Hotel Pennsylvania

Tennis courts? At the Hotel Pennsylvania? That's just one of several ideas being pitched by a developer as ways to use the site of the now-demolished New York City icon.

Baby boomers to blame for housing shortage, real estate report says

A new Redfin report shows that older Americans are hanging onto their homes longer, making it difficult for homebuyers to find and afford houses.

Here's where Gen Z consumers can buy a home in the U.S.

Despite the high cost of homes, there are a few areas where young consumers can buy one. See if your city is on the list.

Amid skyrocketing rents, NYC outlines plan to tackle housing crisis

A lack of affordable housing is one of the biggest issues facing New York City, and now Mayor Adams is hoping to turn things around with an ambitious plan to build 500,000 homes over the next decade.

NYC's 'Worst Landlords' list is out: Meet the record-setting top offender

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has released a list of the 100 worst landlords in the city, based on average open violations.

These may be the top housing markets of 2024

Eight metropolitan areas are predicted to break double-digit sales growth in 2024.

New Rochelle residents frustrated over uninhabitable apartments post-Hurricane Ophelia

Residents at the Dorchester Gardens apartment complex in New Rochelle haven’t been able to move into their homes since September when remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dumped a deluge of rain and water into their apartments.

Where are mortgage rates headed amid easing inflation? Experts weigh in

Tuesday’s new report from the Labor Department showed that prices either fell or rose more slowly across a broad range of goods including housing.

US consumer inflation eased in October, driven by cheaper gas, cars and airfares

Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the consumer price spikes that have bedeviled consumers for the past two years.